Abstract: A computer-implemented control method of constrained controlling of a computer-controlled system. The system is controlled according to a control input, which is safe if a constraint quantity resulting from the controlling of the computer-controlled system exceeds a constraint threshold. A current control input is determined based on previous control inputs and corresponding previous noisy measurements. The computer-controlled system is controlled according to the current control input, thereby obtaining a current noisy measurement of the resulting constraint quantity. The current control input is determined based on a mutual information between a first random variable representing the constraint quantity resulting from the current control input and a second random variable indicating whether a further control input is safe.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel cell system comprising: a fuel cell arrangement having at least one fuel cell and an air inlet, a feed line connected to the air inlet, a central air filter device which is connected to an inlet of the feed line either directly or via a distributor block, and a compressor which is located in the feed line and which is designed to suck in ambient air through the central air filter device and to convey said air through the feed line to the air inlet of the fuel cell arrangement. The invention also relates to a decentralized air filter system, which is designed to filter, downstream of the central filter device, air conveyed from the compressor to the air inlet. The decentralized air filter system comprises at least one decentralized air filter device which is located in the feed line between the compressor and the air inlet of the fuel cell arrangement, in the distributor block, or in the central air filter device.

Abstract: A method for determining a clutch engagement ratio for a vehicle having at least a front wheel and a rear wheel, a motor, a transmission, and a clutch coupling the motor to the transmission. The method may include receiving, at a controller, an output transmission speed. The method may include receiving, at the controller, an input transmission speed. The method may include calculating, with the controller, a transmission speed ratio by comparing the output transmission speed to the input transmission speed. The method may include receiving, at the controller, a currently engaged gear in the transmission. The method may include extracting, with the controller, a gear speed ratio associated with the currently engaged gear. The method may compare the transmission speed ratio to the gear speed ratio. The method may extrapolate a clutch engagement ratio. The method may determine a clutch condition.

Abstract: A method for carrying out a process for charging an appliance battery of an appliance, with the following steps: providing a charging profile that specifies a maximally permissible charging current for charging the appliance battery in a manner depending on a state of charge of the appliance battery; ascertaining a current state of health of the appliance battery; providing a reference state of health that predetermines a customary state of health for a calendrical age of the appliance battery; charging the appliance battery in a manner depending on a corrected maximally permissible charging current, the corrected maximally permissible charging current being ascertained by applying a correction value to the maximally permissible charging current, the correction value being determined in a manner depending on a correction function, depending on a difference between the reference state of health and the current state of health.

Abstract: A system includes a controller configured to receive one or more fixed text prompts and one or more images, wherein the fixed text prompts are associated with the one or more images. The controller is further configured to, in response to utilizing the fixed text prompt and the one or more images at a foundation model associated with a machine-learning network, output an intermediate representation from generating a series of objects and a task, decode the intermediate representation utilizing a decoder associated with the foundation model to generate a matrix associated with the task associated with the fixed text prompt and the image, and in response to identifying a highest probability associated with the matrix utilizing label selection, output a final label associated with a visual based prediction task.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining which one of at least two traffic light systems located in the area in front of a motor vehicle is to be observed by this motor vehicle. The ascertainment is performed by evaluating the driving behavior of a vehicle traveling in front as a function of the current light status of the traffic light systems.

Abstract: A vertical field effect transistor. The vertical field effect transistor includes a trench structure having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. A field effect transistor (FET) channel is formed at the first side, and the second side is free of a FET channel. The FET channel includes a gallium nitride (GaN) region and an aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) region adjacent thereto. The GaN region includes a p-conductive first region and a second region formed thereon. The vertical field effect transistor also includes a source electrode that is electroconductively connected to the p-conductive first region of the GaN region and to the AlGaN region.

Abstract: The present invention creates a method for controlling a control unit network of a plurality of electronic control units of an electric vehicle and a corresponding control unit network.

Abstract: An apparatus for radio communications. The apparatus includes: a processor to determine at least one parameter characterizing a present QoS at a first apparatus of a radio communications network; a processor to determine at least one first QoS prediction that characterizes a future QoS at the first apparatus at least on the at least one determined parameter; and a transmitter to transmit the at least one first prediction.

Abstract: A micromechanical device. The device includes a MEMS chip which comprises a cavity; an IC chip which includes an IC substrate and at least one IC functional layer, wherein the IC chip is connected to the MEMS chip such that the IC functional layer is disposed between the IC substrate and the cavity. The IC chip includes a hydrogen drainage layer which is disposed between the IC functional layer and the cavity.

Abstract: A hierarchical system architecture for controlling an automated vehicle. The hierarchical system architecture includes: a performance layer; a safety layer; a hardware layer, wherein the safety layer is arranged between the performance layer and the hardware layer; the performance layer is configured to generate a first control signal and to transmit it to the safety layer; the safety layer is configured to detect whether a safety-critical driving situation is present for the vehicle, and a first system reaction is to be carried out to bring the vehicle into a safe state by transmitting a corresponding second control signal to the hardware layer instead of the first control signal, and the safety layer includes at least one detector module which detects whether a special case is present in the safety-critical driving situation of the vehicle which requires an associated second system reaction instead of the first system reaction.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for training an encoder. The encoder is configured for determining a latent representation of an image. Training the encoder includes: determining a latent representation and a noise image by providing a training image to the encoder, wherein the encoder is configured for determining a latent representation and a noise image for a provided image; masking out parts of the noise image, thereby determining a masked noise image; determining a predicted image by providing the latent representation and the masked noise image to a generator of a generative adversarial network; training the encoder by adapting parameters of the encoder based on a loss value, wherein the loss value characterizes a difference between the predicted image and the training image.

Abstract: Methods and systems for Few-Shot Class-Incremental Learning (FSCIL) that utilizes a combination of Session Specific Prompts (SSP) and hyperbolic distance metrics to enhance session-wise learning and representation of image-text pairings across differing classes. The methods and systems include a base training session where both text and image features are projected into hyperbolic space for accurate class pairing using a cross-entropy loss function. Subsequent incremental sessions incorporate previously learned SSPs to retain and augment the separability of classes while minimizing the trainable parameters. This enhances performance in image-text classification tasks by leveraging a minimalistic approach, achieving higher accuracy with fewer trainable parameters compared to traditional models.

Abstract: A method for processing data in a vehicle. The method includes: a) receiving data of components of the vehicle, b) checking the received data with respect their value for the development, further development, and/or the serial operation of vehicles and/or components thereof, c) deciding in consideration of step b) whether the data are to be stored in the vehicle (1) or sent to a vehicle-external location.

Abstract: The invention relates to a filter device comprising a support structure which extends between a first end and a second end and which defines an interior space tapering from the first end to the second end, wherein the support structure has at the second end a flow body which protrudes into the interior space in the direction of the first end and tapers in the direction of the first end, and wherein the support structure has openings which connect the interior space in a fluidly conducting manner to an environment of the support structure. Furthermore, the filter device has a filter medium which is accommodated in the interior space of the support structure.

Abstract: A method trains a data-based sensor model for determining a change-point timing in at least one sensor signal of a cyclic technical process executed by a technical system. The method includes providing sensor signal time series of a sampled measured value and an associated change-point timing, and determining an evaluation signal time series by defining a regular evaluation time window over the sensor signal time series. The method further includes determining training datasets having the evaluation signal time series and the assigned change-point timing, and training the data-based sensor model with the training datasets. The change-point timing is provided as a classification vector. The classification vector encodes a time point within the evaluation time window by a position of an element of the classification vector and encodes a time point before and/or after the evaluation time window by a further position of a further element of the classification vector.

Abstract: A method, and device for performing the method, of compensating electromagnetic interference on the output signal of a sensor, wherein a pre-determined singular number or a plurality of at least temporarily current-carrying electrical conductors in the vicinity of the sensor are classified as interference signal sources possibly influencing the output signal of the sensor, in which the output signal of the sensor is detected, and it is determined for each of these interference signal sources whether it is currently current-carrying. Either a fixed correction variable or a correction variable determined on the basis of the detected instantaneous current strength in the current-carrying conductor is detected for each current-carrying interference signal source. The output signal of the sensor is corrected based on the detected correction variables.

Abstract: A radar system with a transmit pipeline transmitting radio signals, and with a receive pipeline receiving radio signals including radio signals transmitted by own transmitters and reflected from objects in an environment, and interfering radio signals transmitted by other radar systems. The receive pipeline provides interference immunity from interfering radio signals transmitted by other radar systems. The transmit pipeline and/or the receive pipeline avoid transmitting radio signals that interfere with the other radar systems. The receive pipeline includes dual polarization receive channels. The interfering radio signals are a different polarization than the radio signals transmitted by own transmitters and reflected from targets in the environment. The receive pipeline provides improved signal handling dynamic range to avoid receive channels saturating at A-to-D converter stage before the radio signal has reached the digital signal processing domain.

Abstract: A method is for decelerating a servomotor of a steering device. The steering device includes a control unit for controlling the servomotor, monitoring electronics for monitoring a movement of the servomotor, and an energy store. The energy store has a different configuration from a vehicle battery. The method includes activating the energy store by an external force, and monitoring a movement of the servomotor caused by the external force by evaluating a movement parameter correlated with the movement of the servomotor. The method further includes, in at least one operating state, triggering a deceleration process as a function of the movement parameter, in which deceleration process the servomotor is decelerated using the control unit, the energy store is charged by the movement of the servomotor, and the energy store is used to supply energy to the control unit and the monitoring electronics.